SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-03T15:47:32-07:00SparkFun ElectronicsDaveTheHacker on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDDaveTheHackerurn:uuid:61bed319-9fc9-40a8-49ac-62ea62d285aa2014-10-08T12:13:07-06:00<p>Anyone have trouble reading data out of the BlinkM? I&rsquo;m trying to read the firmware and just get back 0xFF, 0xFF, where I should be getting back &lsquo;a&rsquo;, &lsquo;a&rsquo;. I am using the broadcast address 0x00, and sending the &lsquo;Z&rsquo; command, then reading back two bytes.</p>Toni_K on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDToni_Kurn:uuid:a2e0a165-3a59-8962-0fec-5320b0a349f42013-08-12T11:27:26-06:00<p>Glad to hear you figured it out! Sorry for the frustration on that. If you do have any other questions moving forward, you can always email techsupport@ and they&rsquo;ll be able to help you out quickly.</p>Aussie Sparkfan on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDAussie Sparkfanurn:uuid:374f230a-7ba3-6f1b-beff-cca8eeabd04d2013-08-09T23:30:06-06:00<p>Please ignore my previous comment - was getting a bit frustrated after three hours of looking for a solution - have now worked out that both of the files for the communicator were not in the same folder. Hope this helps any others Noobs out there. David.</p>Aussie Sparkfan on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDAussie Sparkfanurn:uuid:bce3f714-e9fd-db7f-1f1b-865c6332131e2013-08-09T23:05:53-06:00<p>Hi One &amp; All, can anyone tell me what to do with these. I have just received two and downloaded the latest arduino software and the BlinkM sequencer but am getting lots of compiling errors - as below. Do I need a different library of files for WIRE or something. I can only find vague references from a year ago or so to similar issues, and would have thought these would connect easily??? Thanks David.</p>
<p>linkMCommunicator.ino:36:26: error: BlinkM_funcs.h: No such file or directory
BlinkMCommunicator.ino: In function &lsquo;void setup()&rsquo;:
BlinkMCommunicator:65: error: &lsquo;BlinkM_beginWithPower&rsquo; was not declared in this scope
BlinkMCommunicator:68: error: &lsquo;BlinkM_begin&rsquo; was not declared in this scope
BlinkMCommunicator.ino: In function &lsquo;void lookForBlinkM()&rsquo;:
BlinkMCommunicator:91: error: &lsquo;BlinkM_findFirstI2CDevice&rsquo; was not declared in this scope
BlinkMCommunicator.ino: In function &lsquo;void loop()&rsquo;:
BlinkMCommunicator:124: error: &lsquo;BlinkM_scanI2CBus&rsquo; was not declared in this scope
BlinkMCommunicator:143: error: &lsquo;BlinkM_sendCmd&rsquo; was not declared in this scope
BlinkMCommunicator:148: error: &lsquo;BlinkM_receiveBytes&rsquo; was not declared in this scope</p>Customer #7351 on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDCustomer #7351urn:uuid:37fbdc44-d89b-9483-07e7-4639774edd092012-12-19T16:29:55-07:00<p>I made a RGB LED dog harness with these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aXk2gZiHwo</p>Customer #240011 on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDCustomer #240011urn:uuid:13969ded-139d-bc4d-2cf5-529891c19ecf2012-05-25T19:44:13-06:00<p>The site is still down. Try http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/2123637.pdf</p>Customer #146870 on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDCustomer #146870urn:uuid:8fa69bc0-3c8f-d170-9bd6-c82e6e8956432012-01-18T14:34:14-07:00<p>Just received mine. The site has been down though. I can&rsquo;t get sample code or a datasheet.</p>Nz on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDNzurn:uuid:34a8ab65-5777-9ce5-69ef-a5a61de2014c2011-06-29T19:51:16-06:00<p>Can these be programmed with a ftdi cable? I&rsquo;d like to get one cable that can do both Arduino and Blinkm programming. If so which one would be best?<br/>
Thanks in Advance</p>todbot on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDtodboturn:uuid:124d8e63-72ff-db13-64d3-c0d04157c62f2011-04-19T20:35:02-06:00<p>BlinkM&rsquo;s PWM rate is 120Hz. You will probably see artifacts unless you can control your shutter speed.</p>Circuitsoft on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDCircuitsofturn:uuid:96dc1f17-be8d-6ab2-1ab3-7a83b6067f292011-04-12T11:54:30-06:00<p>What frequency does the PWM flash at? Will I see &ldquo;horizontal blinds&rdquo; in captured images using a simple CCD at partial brightness?</p>MikeKuniavsky on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDMikeKuniavskyurn:uuid:a299b684-69ac-6e34-7f12-98573af76e482010-09-14T11:43:37-06:00<p>BlinkM firmware is closed source. Everything else is open source: <a href="http://code.google.com/p/blinkm-projects/" rel="nofollow" >http://code.google.com/p/blinkm-projects/</a>.<br/>
There&rsquo;s an open source clone project here: <a href="http://code.google.com/p/codalyze/wiki/CyzRgb" rel="nofollow" >http://code.google.com/p/codalyze/wiki/CyzRgb</a></p>agreer on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDagreerurn:uuid:01963519-62d6-e968-d9be-b9df38f092772010-09-10T17:21:49-06:00<p>Is the source code for the BlinkM available, or is it closed source?</p>TheGreat837 on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDTheGreat837urn:uuid:738b8372-640e-a953-9226-650723e9ea262010-07-14T18:22:05-06:00<p>The code works great for me, my joints are dried with flux, but they work.</p>MikeKuniavsky on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDMikeKuniavskyurn:uuid:06b8de11-73d1-6e28-1b7d-2e608bfe53ba2010-07-13T17:09:34-06:00<p>It&rsquo;s a piranha RGB LED. It&rsquo;s not from a manufacturer that publishes data sheets, but if you search Ebay for &ldquo;piranha RGB LED&rdquo; you will find many like it, and the auctions have a lot of the same information you&rsquo;d find in a formal data sheet.</p>Kenta on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDKentaurn:uuid:f8c482d0-f894-dce4-2c01-b2eb9217e55b2010-07-11T17:11:39-06:00<p>What is the name of the package type of the LED? Do we have a datasheet on it?</p>Nashblackcat on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDNashblackcaturn:uuid:8f665cd6-7ab8-258f-cf9b-c5a1b68962242010-02-14T08:25:08-07:00<p>I will say that you need to power up the BlinkM and the device your using at the same time or it will not talk at all. I could not figure this out at all but a forum post help me get on the right track. <em>hint</em> Only thing I can say is a beef is to be very careful to watch how you power off your BlinkM/device or you will brick it. I think I did this by mistake to one of them since the Mini does not have an 5v out. Read the PDF fully before hooking it up. Software worked great on my Pro Mini and board does not have flux issues or cold joints like said before.<br/>
Talking with my brother about the Max he said he does not see any issues with his device other than it&rsquo;s real freak'n bright. :)</p>MikeKuniavsky on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDMikeKuniavskyurn:uuid:4be993dd-ff04-97f6-3018-5f97085c141c2010-02-07T08:19:06-07:00<p>Lectric, I am sorry you experienced problems with our products. Please send a note to blinkm@thingm.com and we will replace your BlinkM and MaxM Blaster.<br/>
For the software errors, please see our forum on Get Satisfaction:<br/>
<a href="http://www.getsatisfaction.com/thingm/products/thingm_blinkm" rel="nofollow" >http://www.getsatisfaction.com/thingm/products/thingm_blinkm</a><br/>
If the problems you had are not addressed there, please post them there or email us at blinkm@thingm.com and we will look into it immediately.<br/>
- Mike Kuniavsky, ThingM co-founder</p>Lectric on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDLectricurn:uuid:074a5ac3-4f6b-9f4a-9a24-322f2e80f6072010-02-05T11:58:42-07:00<p>The software is junk. not in synch, cant upload. Stack errors galore. Mod the code to get it to work, and it wont communicate at all.<br/>
The soldered joints are full of dried flux, they didnt take the time to even clean the boards. Two cold joints on a BlinkM and 4 on the BlinkM Blaster<br/>
Returning these pieces of crap. YES I even followed their quickstart guide. ALL HYPE<br/>
big thumbs down.</p>Natn on COM-08579 - BlinkM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDNatnurn:uuid:c34d09ad-b769-cbe8-b3d4-c3b937c4b1732009-12-04T14:22:35-07:00<p>A while a go I made this simple lamp using a blinkM module. Easy and cool.<br/>
<a href="http://www.natnlabs.net/2009/12/blinkm-illuminator.html" rel="nofollow" >http://www.natnlabs.net/2009/12/blinkm-illuminator.html</a></p>